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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 12.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2010 Aug;14(4):960–973. doi: 10.1007/s10461-009-9621-3

Table III.

Logistic Regression Models Predicting Whether Respondent Engaged in Unprotected Sex with a Particular Partner

Each of the Five Variable
Blocks Examined
Separately
Final Model

OR (95% CI), p-val OR (95% CI), p-val

Partner Characteristics
 Older Partner graphic file with name nihms-229223-t0001.jpg
 Partner has been told he is HIV+
 Partner has injected drugs
 Partner has had sex with a man
Relationship Characteristics
 Average frequency of sex in a typical month graphic file with name nihms-229223-t0002.jpg 1.04 (.98, 1.10)
 How long woman has known partner 1.05 (.95, 1.17)
 Frequency of partner’s tangible support 1.20 (.90, 1.61)
 Frequency of arguments with partner 1.30 (.95, 1.77)
 Partner has been physically abusive (vs. no abuse) 5.87 (1.81,18.92), p=.003
 Partner has been psychologically abusive but not
  physically abusive (vs. no abuse)
1.64 (.77, 3.50)
 Woman’s relationship commitment 1.11 (1.01, 1.21), p=.03
 Woman’s ability to refuse unwanted sex .95 (.81, 1.11)
Drug/Alcohol Use with Partner Prior/During Sex
 Partner drank alcohol before/during sex with her graphic file with name nihms-229223-t0003.jpg
 She drank before/during sex with her partner
 Partner used drugs before/during sex with her
 She used drugs before/during sex with her partner
HIV and Condom Attitudes
 Positive attitudes towards condoms graphic file with name nihms-229223-t0004.jpg .20 (.10, .40), p<.001
 Higher HIV susceptibility 1.62(1.21, 2.17), p=.001
Social Network Characteristics
 Percentage of non-sex partner alters perceived as
 engaging in risky sex
graphic file with name nihms-229223-t0005.jpg .99 (.97, 1.00)
 Percentage of non-sex partner alters with whom she
  has discussed HIV/AIDS
.97 (.96, .99), p=.006
 Network density 4.32 (.82, 22.61)

Note. All models control for women’s race/ethnicity, age, education, employment status, and whether pregnant or tried to become pregnant in past 6 months. Additional models were run to test for associations between type of recruitment site and the dependent variable and there were no significant changes to the findings.